The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-04
CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL


nual reunion in this city on Thursday and FRI
day, Oct. IL and H.
There will be a meeting of the Womans State
Fair Association tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock, in the State Board Of Agriculture rooms.
Marriage licenses issued yesterday to
Michael Murphy and Title Nueent, James h
Miles and Sarah E. Christian. Joseph Hinch-
man and Laura Dice. VIM. K. Starkey and Anna
III Bnrkhart.
Governor Gray has issued a reouistion the
Governor of Illinois for the return Vigo
county of Jonathan Lee Dougherty. His arrest
is sought on the charge of deserving his wife
and children.
Richard Secrsst and Michael Beckard, charged
with passing counterfeit money, were sent to
fail yesterday in default Of 81. 900. They waived
examination after portion of the governments
testimony had been given.
John Breckenridge a Marion boy was arrest
ed by the police yesterday as supposed fugi-
tive from the Reform School, but released
last evening a statement from Judge Jordan
that he had been released from the institution.
DR.. John q. Rogers, the medical engineer OF
the new insane hospitals. 10 in he city to confer
with the commissioners in regard TO the furnish
ing of the Logansport building Bids for that
work are to be opened at n meeting or the board
on Tuesday
The Big Four. Monon and Panhandle rail
roads took between fifteen hundred and two
thousand excursionsts to Chicago last night.
The regular Panhandle train was delayed four
hours by the engine breaking down at Column
bus, and new train was made up here.
William Brenyon, fourteen-year-old boy,
living on South West street. fell from the In
dianapolis e. Vincennes railroad bridge yester
day afternoon, breaking arm and receiving
internal injuries. He was the bridge with
several boys when a train approached and
seeing he could not get off in time to save his
life attempted TO stand on the narrow railing and
lost his balance.
WAS JUSTIFIED IN SHOOTING.
Hugo Dessauer. the Morris street notion deal
er, who shot Henry Brown last Wednesday
evening. was discharged by Mayor Denny yes
\ terday morning at Prosecutor Wright's request.
The wounded man did not appear to tell his side
OF the story. and, besides, there much evil
dence that Dersauer was justified. IN firing the
shot
BAD CHEESE FROM CHICAGO CONDEMNED
Meat Inspector Thompson yesterday con-
>mned cen cases of cheese at the depot that
had been shipped by Charles Baltz, of No. 70
South Water street, Chicago. and consigned to
a grocer in this city. A complaint has reached
the health board that great deal OF bad cheese
IS being put upon the market and the matter
will receive special attention hereafter.
RUN OVER THE CARS.
It was Charles Smith. employed in Otis
lounge factory, who was killed on the J., M. &
l. railroad track near the hominy mills at
o'clock yesterday morning. He had left his
home AT midnight for the purpose of going to ,
Madison on business, and he is supposed to have
fallen from the srain He will be buried to-day
by the knights OF Labor, of which order he
prominent member
CHECKING THE SPREAD OF DIPHTHERIA.
OF the ten OF diphtheria that de-
veioped in the city during the last week five
proved fatal The steps taken by the city health
board to enforce the law governing the case of
those sick with the disease, and the burial of
, the dead has already resulted in checking the
spread Of the disease. Only five cases Of
latina reported during the week. The
total mum Der of deaths we're 80. and Of births, 63
ASSAULTED BY TWO HIGHwAYMEN.
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No. 754 North Illinois street, was met on the
corner of Noble and North streets by two men
who demanded his money. He refused to give
1t to them, and they assaulted him. In the
scuf1e Of them drew small knife and
stabbed him in the right side, making a very
painful, though not dangerous wound He still
resisted their efforts to get his money after he
had been hurt, and after q hard struggle. escaped
from them.
JUVENILE TILL-TAPPER CAUGHT
John Mitchell. a ten-yearold colored hoy. was
arrested last evening for tapping the till in the
Office Of Bake 81 Krauss. coal dealers, and tax
ing 80 cents. The father OF the boy is employed
In the coal-yard, and recently the firm have
been continually missing small sums of money
from their Office Last evening they watched
for the boy and caught him taking the money.
He admitted that he mad been going to the
money drawer quite frequently and had taken
In all about SIG.
PROTECTED HER PURSE FROM THIEVES.
Last night st o'clock, while Mrs. S. T..
Greene residing at No. 1872 East North street,
passing along Massachusetts avenue, near
Ohio street, two colored boys attempted to
snatch from her hands purse. She held to il
with one hand and with the other fought the
boys After tearing the coat sleeve of boy
off she managed to get away from them The
boys were pursued by several gentleman who
were near but they escaped. The purse which
the boys failed to get contained 500.
CONFLICTING EVIDENCE REGARDING A SHOT
The Mayors court could obtain no infor-
nation regarding the condition OF Frank Day,
the Mooresville boy shot on Merrill street, FRI
day afternoon. and the trial of Barry Welsh and
Haley, the three who quarreling
when the shot was fired, was continued until
next Thursday. Barry and Welsh still refuse to
tell which Of them fred the shot that hit the
boy. There were several witnesses present yes
terday morning who were ready to testify that
both men used weapons in pursuing Haley. No
information was received in the city yesterday
regarding the condition of the wounded boy.
GETTING IDEAS FROM INDIANA's STATE HOUSE.
The Capitol was examined yesterday from col
lar to dome by r. E. Mercer. Joseph Stokley
Charles Davis and w. s. McLain, of Pittsburg;
Charles H. Rutan of Boston, and George G.
Mckee Of Oakdale, Pa. They are interested in
abe construction OF the Pittsburg Courthouse
which is to cost So 600, 000 and came here to get
ideas from the interior arrangement and finish
of the State house. Everything they
their admfratlon, ana now Sucn q building could
be erected for 50, O00 900 they could not under
stand. One of the gentlemen said If they could
do as well with the proposed Pttsburg structure
the people Of Allegheny county ought to be sat-
ished
DEMANDING DAMAGES FOR INJURIES.
Mrs Sarah J. White has brought suit against
the Cincinnati Indianapolis. ST. Louis & Chi
cago Railway Company to recover S., 900 as dam
ages for injuries received on June 20 at the
ing of Reed street and the railroad Whilecross-
ing the track in buggy tho vehicle was struck
by q switch engine, and Mrs. White thrown
ont and badly injured in the spine. She alleges
that before crossing the track she stopped and
listened for a locomotive, but could hear none.
The track, she says, was obscured by four lines
OF freight cars. and only a narrow passageway
for vehicles left open. She bases her claim
for damages on the failure OF the men in charge
Of the engine TO either ring the bell sound tho